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title: wretchedness — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wretchedness» in the Judaism dictionary: Wretchedness is great misery, sadness or unhappiness. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wretchedness

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**Who acts:** Wretchedness, Thou, you, I, me, Thy · **What happens:** be, deal, kill, pray, find, let · **To what, where:** great misery, me, Thee, hand, favour, sight

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«wretchedness» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wretchedness in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/wretchedness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Wretchedness is great misery, sadness or unhappiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wretchedness:m1:1
# text = Wretchedness is great misery, sadness or unhappiness.
1	Wretchedness	wretchedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	misery	misery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	unhappiness	unhappiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wretchedness | great misery and sadness or unhappiness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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And if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in Thy sight; and let me not look upon my wretchedness.' (Torah NUM.11.15, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in Thy sight; and let me not look upon my wretchedness.'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wretchedness:x1:1
# text = And if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in Thy sight; and let me not look upon my wretchedness.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
4	deal	deal	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
5	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	kill	kill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
14	Thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
24	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	Thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
31	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	_
32	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	33	advmod	_	_
33	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	xcomp	_	_
34	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
36	wretchedness	wretchedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | present | Thou |  |  |  |  | with me; thus *property* | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with i=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | imperative | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 3 | **pray** | present | I | Thee |  | hand |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **find** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · perfect | I | favour |  | Thy sight |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Topic |
| 5 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **not** **look** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon my wretchedness | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon wretchedness=Theme |
| 7 | **sight** |  | Thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah NUM.11.15, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wretchedness:x1:2
# text = (Torah NUM.11.15, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	NUM.11.15	NUM.11.15	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She felt the wretchedness of being lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wretchedness:x2:1
# text = She felt the wretchedness of being lost.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wretchedness	wretchedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | the wretchedness |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wretchedness=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund · passive |  | the wretchedness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He lived in wretchedness for years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wretchedness:x3:1
# text = He lived in wretchedness for years.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wretchedness	wretchedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | He |  |  | wretchedness | year |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wretchedness=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The wretchedness of the poor family made everyone sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wretchedness:x4:1
# text = The wretchedness of the poor family made everyone sad.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wretchedness	wretchedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	_
9	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the wretchedness of the poor family | everyone |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Nothing for maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wretchedness:x5:1
# text = Nothing for maths.
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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